Sydney is overflowing with talented pastry chefs and bakers, which is why this harbour city is known for its incredible cakes. The Italian population lent a hand in popularising the ricotta cheesecake, and then you have the newcomers bringing their modern take on what a cake should look and taste like.
Whether you need a cake for a birthday, a wedding, or simply self-indulge at 3 pm, here are the best cakes in Sydney that you can get delivered to your door.
Flour and Stone – Annexe
This iconic bakery is synonymous with traditional french and English cakes. If you’re looking for something that tastes good, is not overpriced, and will please the crowd, then this is it. The menu changes, but you can expect a wholesome carrot cake, old fashioned vanilla sponge cake, a lemon meringue stack, chocolate cakes in the form of hazelnut torte, Valrhona Manjari cake, and a vegan cake. They also have bar cakes for when you want a smaller cake.
Blackstar Pastry
Blackstar Pastry rose to fame when its strawberry watermelon cake, became the most Instagrammable cake in the world. Since then, they’ve come up with several new flavours and styles, from raspberry lychee to Japanese forest cake, and a pistachio lemon zen cake. You can order a large cake to feed 10, or you can get the all-star tasting box which includes a generous slice of their best cakes, for $55.
Jillian’s Cakery
If you haven’t had the New York baked cheesecake from Jillian’s Cakery, you’re missing out. You can order it in multiple flavours including mixed berry, brownie, salted caramel and a lot more. You can also get an assortment of cakes for any occasion from a red velvet cake to a key lime pie, and vegan chocolate torte. Delivery is also free for orders over $70.
Black Cream
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, these ridiculously creamy, basque cheesecakes are a must. The best part, they recently introduced mini basque cheesecakes, so you can have one to yourself as a little afternoon treat. If you need one for the family, they have big ones, available in traditional or chocolate for around $50 per cake and $32 for four mini basques. They’ve also been expanding their delivery radius, to serve more households outside of Sydney’s CBD.
Cake Mail
Cake Mail, which operates in Sydney and Melbourne, is great if you’ve forgotten an occasion and need a cake the same day. The process is easy. You choose the cake you want and size, select your delivery date, and wait for a knock at the door. It’s that simple. The cakes range in styles and flavours from a selfie cake to a scotch cake, Nutella ooze, Ferrero fountain, wine cake, and more.
Black Velvet Sydney
Black Velvet makes every cake for any occasion. They have corporate cakes, children’s cakes, semi-naked cakes, vegan cakes, multi-tiered cakes, cakes for women, unicorn cakes, and even number and letter cakes. They also have cupcakes, if you want something different. They deliver Sydney-wide from Monday to Sunday.
Kerbside Creamery
Looking for something different to send? Kerbside Creamery delivers Sydney’s first cheesecake on a stick, and they box it up for you. Simply pick your flavours, which is a long list of your favourite desserts from Nutella oreo to Biscoff, and smores, or even a 100s and 1000s flavour. Order 10 slices to make a cake for someone special. They do next day delivery to certain Sydney suburbs and deliver to all Sydney metropolitan suburbs.
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